| Requirement | Details | |-------------|---------| | | macOS 10.8 – 15.x (Sequoia) | | CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo and newer (including Sandy Bridge to Raptor Lake) AMD CPUs via SMCAMDProcessor (not this kext) | | Bootloader | OpenCore (recommended) or Clover | | SMC kext | VirtualSMC.kext (mandatory) |
| BundlePath | ExecutablePath | Plist | Enabled | |------------|----------------|-------|---------| | VirtualSMC.kext | Contents/MacOS/VirtualSMC | Contents/Info.plist | Yes | | SMCProcessor.kext | Contents/MacOS/SMCProcessor | Contents/Info.plist | Yes | smcprocessor kext
Without this kext, macOS will not be able to read the digital thermal sensors on your Intel processor. This means monitoring apps (like iStat Menus or HWMonitor) will show zero or missing data for your CPU cores. Key Requirements & Compatibility | Requirement | Details | |-------------|---------| | |
While your system might run without it, missing thermal data can lead to several blind spots: smcprocessor kext
This kext is specifically designed to report CPU temperature and fan speed data via the System Management Controller (SMC) interface on Hackintosh systems.